- 1lacking knowledge or information about something; not educated an ignorant person/question Never make your students feel ignorant. ignorant about something He's ignorant about modern technology. ignorant of something At that time I was ignorant of events going on elsewhere.
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- 2(informal) with very bad manners synonym uncouth a rude, ignorant person
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